A Prototype Curriculum For The Study Of Software Management

Abstract

The discipline of Software Management, which is a new and potentially meaningful direction for information technology (IT) education, is presented for the first time in this article.  Software Management is a curriculum model, which specifically addresses the productivity and quality issues that have arisen in IT.  It is distinguished from the traditional disciplines of Computer Science, Software Engineering and Information Science by its body of knowledge, which focuses explicitly on building strategic governance infrastructures rather than technical artifacts.  This article presents curricular recommendations for each traditional discipline and uses these to illustrate Software Management’s unique role and value.  It also presents a conceptual framework and justification, which will assist educators in curriculum development and design issues.